Call: Boosting
inclusiveness of ICT-enabled research and innovation

A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and knowledge across different
fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. This will cover activities from research
to market with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public
procurement and market uptake.Funding focuses on the following challenges:

Health,
demographic change and wellbeing;

Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland
water research, and the Bioeconomy;

Secure, clean and efficient energy;

Smart, green and integrated transport;

Climate
action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials;

Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and
reflective societies;

Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens.

Description of programme"Europe in a changing world - Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies"

This subprogramme will address social exclusion, discriminations and various forms of inequalities. It will explore
new forms of innovation and strengthen the evidence base for the Innovation Union, the European Research Area and other relevant
EU policies. It will promote coherent and effective cooperation with third countries. Finally, it will address the issues
of memories, identities, tolerance and cultural heritage. The approach adopted in the present calls is in line with the Horizon
2020 Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) cross-cutting issue, engaging multiple actors including society, integrating
the gender and ethical dimensions, ensuring the access to research outcomes. Some Topics deal specifically with formal and
informal (science) education.

Call

Boosting inclusiveness of ICT-enabled research and innovation

Description of call"Boosting inclusiveness of ICT-enabled research and innovation"

The deployment
of information and communication technologies induces changes that impact individuals, societies and the environment in profound
and pervasive ways. Harnessing the expertise of social sciences and humanities (SSH) in ICT-related research and innovation
is key to contribute, notably, to cohesion, fairness, and inclusiveness. Although the need for a constructive, reflective
and critical interactions between social sciences and humanities, on the one hand, and technological disciplines, on the other
hand, is widely acknowledged, it is a challenge to make it happen and ensure that insights and innovation stemming from both
perspectives join up in order to deliver inclusive ICT-enabled innovation.

It calls for a smart approach
to multiple disciplinarity that combines different tools and relies on the dynamic uptake of social sciences and humanities'
perspectives. With this in mind, a structured distributed approach to the mainstreaming of social sciences and humanities
across all topics aiming at ICT-related research and innovation has been set up. This approach strives to nurture a horizontal
and mutually enriching relationship between SSH and ICT communities.

At
least one legal entity established in an EU Member State or Horizon 2020 associated country.

Recurring
Call

No

Type of Funding

Grant

Financial
details

The Commission will select one proposal only and considers that proposals requesting a contribution from
the EU of 3 million € would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. This does not preclude submission
and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.